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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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